Bird cage base



Sept 1, 1931. J. LEON BIRD CAGE BASE Filed May 2. 1929 Patented Sept. 1, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWI CKI J. LEON, OF WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NOR TO" THE ANDREW B.

HENDRYX COMPANY, OF NE? HAVEN, CONNECTICUT BIRD CAGE BASE Application filed May 2, 1929. Serial No. 359,871.

This invention relates to-improvements in Several of these wires as shown in Figs. 2

bases for bird cages.

.One ob ect of my invention is to provide a bird cage base and a slidlng drawer there- Ei in with the base so designed that the drawer may have a diameter substantially equal to that of the base and thus permit the drawer when closed to completely fit the base and provide a vermin proof construction by reason of the fact that there are no spaces be fore.

: together by means of straps which also serve Another object of myinvention is to provide a base construction wherein the upright marginal wall of the drawer when closed forms a: portion of the upright marginal wall of the base, thereby allowing the base to be made in skeleton form and cheaper than heretofore.

A further object of my invention is to connect the skeleton members of the bottom as stops for the sliding drawer and also allow the drawer to" have the largest possible' diameter.

The invention consists further in the mat- 4393 ters hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying, drawings Fig. 1 is a front elevation view of a bird cage having a base constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the base with the drawer slid part way out of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken through the base on line 33 in Fig. 2 with the drawer completely closed in the base; and I I Fig. t is a sectional View taken through the base and the drawer on line 4-4: of Fig. 2.

As shown in Fig. 1, the cage has an upright body 1 and a base 2, both in circular form. The body 1 is made of suitably spaced and connected wires and has a flat base ring 8 at its lower end, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The wires which form the cage body extend to this ring. and are rigidly secured thereto.

and 3, are indicated by 4, 4. The cage body 1 is releasably attached to the base 2 by a number of catch members 5, 5 arranged about the base 2 on its top wall 6 about the outside of the cage body 1. The base 2 has an annular recess 7 around its opening 8 to receive the base ring 3. The recess 7 has a depth equal to the-thickness of the ring 3 so that the latter when seated in the recess will have 6 its top surface substantially flush with the upper surface of the top wall 6 of'the base 2 and'thus permit the catches 5, which are pivoted on said top wall 6, to be swung over the ring between the wires 4, 4:, to hold the ring in the recess and lock the base 2 and cage body 1 together.

In accordance with my invention the base 2 is made in skeleton form having an upper annular member 9 and a lower annular member 10. The members 9, 10 are vertically spaced apart and are connected together and held in that relation by a number of connectors 11, 11 which as shown in the drawings are in the form of straps arranged about 7 the outside of the base and riveted or otherwise rigidly connected to the respective members 9, 10. The connectors 11, 11 are three in number and two of them are on opposite sides of the base and the third is at the rear side of the base, as shown in Fig. 2. This leaves open the space between the members 9, 10 at the front side of the base so that a drawer 12 may be slid into and out of the base between the members 9, 10 without hinderance by any of the connectors 11. The latter form stops for the drawer when 'it reaches fully closed position in the base.

he connectors 11, 11 at the sides of the base are diametrically disposed and being on 991 the outside of the base permit the drawer 12 to be made with a diameter equal to the largest diameter of the base as measured between the inner sides of said connectors.

lVith the members 9, 10 of the base spaced Fig. 3. The height of the wall 13 is such that it closes this space when the drawer is closed and said wall has a flange 14 which extends inward beneath and substantially in contact with the adjacent lower edge of the upper member 9.

The bottom wall 15 of the drawer rests on the upper edge of the lower member 1.0 of the base 2 when the drawer is closed in the base and also as the drawer is slid into and out of the base. As an additional support for the drawer, I provide an upright member 16 in the base on the lower member 10 thereof. The support 16 is in the form of a strip extending diametrically across the member 10 beneath the drawer from the front to the rear side of the base, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Said strip is high enough for the under side of the bottom wall 15 of the drawer to'rest and slide on the upper edge of the strip. The bottom wall 15 of the drawer has depending portions 17, 1'? fitting on opposite sides of the strip to guide the drawer in. its sliding movement into and out of the base 2. The guides l7, 17 may be made by striking down portions of the bottom wall 15 on opposite sides of the strip as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The strip 16 has a flange 18 along its lower edge by which the strip is secured to the bottom wall 19 of the lower member 10.

The drawer 12:is provided on its front side with a knob 20 by means of which the drawer may be readily grasped forsliding it into and out of the base. The opposed "edges of the members 9, 10 may beheaded, as

at 21, 21 to strengthen them and also provide a finish therefor, as the beads are on the outer side of the base. The bead 21 on the lower member 10 also provides a rounded bearing surface for the bottom wall of the drawer and thus presents no sharp edges to cut or scratch the drawer as would be the case should a blunt edge be employed.

With the beads 21 on the outer side of the base, the connectors 11, 11 are bent outward to extend about them, as shown in Fig. 3. This allows the drawer 12 to have the largest possible diameter without restriction by either of the upper or lower members 9, 10 of the base. This is one of the important features of my invention because the drawer when closed in the base has its bottom wall 15 completely covering-the lower member 10 and prevents seed, refuse or other droppings from entering and collecting in the same to foul the base, as in structures heretofore em ployed.

Another important feature of my invention resides in the fact that the surrounding upright marginal wall 13 of the drawer forms a closure for the space between the members 9. lOwhen the drawer is closed in the base. This permits making the base 2 in skeleton form because the marginal wall 13 of the drawer forms a finishing wall for the base between its members 9, 10. Making the base in this way reduces its cost of construction because of the complete elimination of a connecting wall between the upper and lower members of the base as heretofore employed. Vith the marginal wall 13 of the base forming a finishing wall for the base, the drawer serves a dual purpose, thereby contributing to a reduction in cost of the manufacture of both the drawer and the base. In addition to cheapening the cost of th construction, the arrangement described also allows the use of contrasting colors on the skeleton part of the base and the drawer. By painting the drawer 12 a light color and the upper and lower portions 9, 10 a darker color, the upright marginal wall 13 of the drawer wl .ch is exposed in the space inthe base will give the effect of a strip band completely encircling the base. and. permits a combination of colors to be used in a drawer type of base.

T he drav-Jer 12 is provided on its front with a strap 22 to which the knob 20 is .-...l18l. The strap 22 extends above and below the drawer and provides stops which conact against the outer sides of the upper and lower members 9, 10 of the base to limit the inward movement which may be given to the drawer. The strap 22 is preferably given the same shape and ornamentation as the straps 11, Use as to be in harmony with the entire design of the base.

The details of structure and arrangement of parts may bevariously changed and modilied without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A bird cage base comprising upper and lower members vertically spaced apart, means for securing said members together, and a drawer slidably mounted in the base through c the space between said members, said drawer having an upright surrounding marginal wall to close said space when the drawer is closed.

2. A bird cage comprising upper and lower space and providing stops for the drawer, and" a stop carried by the drawer to contact with said members whenthe drawer is closed.

4. A bird cage base comprising connected together upper and lower members vertically spaced apart, a drawer slidably mounted in the base through the space between said members, said drawer having an upright surrounding marginal wall to close said space when the drawer is closed, and a support for the drawer on the lower member of the base.

5. A bird cage base comprising connected together upper and lower members vertically spaced apart, a drawer slidably mounted in the base through the space between said memhere, said drawer having an upright surrounding marginal wall to close said space when the drawer is closed, a support for the drawer on the lower member of the base, and means formed integrally with the drawer bottom to co-operate with said support to guide the drawer as it is slid into and out of the base.

6. A bird cage base comprising connected together upper and lower members vertically spaced apart, a drawer slidably mounted in the base through the space between said members, said drawer having an upright surroundingmarginal wall to close said space when the drawer is closed, an upright strip on the lower member of the base to support said drawer, and bosses pressed downward from the bottom portion of said drawer on opposite sides of said strip to guide the drawer in its sliding movement into and out of the base.

7. A bird cage base, having a marginal wall comprising upper and lower separate wall sections secured together in superposed vertically spaced relation, and a movable wall portion between the fixed wall portions and closing the space therebetween, a drawer slidably mounted in the base and said movable wall portion constituting an upright marginal wall of the drawer.

8. A bird cage base, having its marginal wall comprising upper and lower wall portions, means for maintaining said wall portions in superposed relation and vertically spaced apart, said wall portions being comprised of continuous bands, and an intermediate wall portion also comprising a continuous band closing the space between sai't upper and lower wall portions, a drawer slidably mounted in said base and said intermediate wall portion constituting an upright marginal wall for said drawer.

9. A bird cage base, having its marginal wall comprising upper and lower wall portions in superposed relation and vertically spaced apart, said wall portions being comprised of continuous bands, and an intermediate wall portion also comprising a continuous band closing the space between said upper and lower wall portions, a drawer slidably mounted in said base and said intermediate wall portion constituting an upright marginal wall for said drawer, straps conneeting the upper and lower wall portions together, and said straps being provided with outwardly bowed portions to clear the wall of the drawer.

10. A bird cage base, comprising a lower base portion having a marginal wall, straps secured to said wall and projecting vertically upward therefrom, an upper base portion also having a marginal wall and said wall being secured to the upper end of said straps, the walls of said upper and lower portion be ing held in spaced relation vertically by said straps, and a drawer slidably mounted between said portions and having an upright marginal wall closing the space between the walls of said upper and lower portions.

11. A bird cage base, comprising a lower base portion having a marginal wall provided with a bead at its upper edge, and an upper base portion having a marginal wall provided with a bead at its lower edge, vertically disposed straps secured to the marginal walls of said base portion and securing the portions together with said beads in spaced relation vertically, and a drawer sli-dably mounted between said beads.

12. A bird cage base, comprising a lower base portion having a marginal wall provided with a bead at its upper edge, and an upper base portion having a marginal wall provided with a bead at its lower edge, vertically disposed straps secured to the marginal walls of said base portion and securing the portions together with said beads in spaced relation vertically, and a drawer slidably mounted between said beads, and said drawer having an upright marginal wall closing the space between the beads.

13. A bird cage base, comprising a lower base portion having a marginal wall provided with a head at its upper edge, and an upper base portion having a marginal wall provided with a head at its lower edge, verti cally disposed straps secured to the marginal walls of said base portion and securing the portions together with said beads in spaced relation vertically, and a drawer slidably mounted between said beads, said drawer having an upright marginal wall closing the space between the beads, and said straps having outwardly bowed intermediate portions to clear said beads and the marginal wall of the drawer.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LEWIOKI J. LEON. 

